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Indore–Patna Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
First service	1995
Current operator(s)	Western Railway
Route
Termini	Indore Junction Patna Junction
Stops	12
Distance travelled	1,772 km (1,101 mi)
Average journey time	26.5 hours
Service frequency	Weekly
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1 Tier, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper 3 Tier, Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Technical
Operating speed	66 km/h (41 mph) average with halts
Timetable number(s)	19313 / 19321
Route map

The Indore–Patna Express is an Express Train of the Indian Railways, which runs between Indore Junction railway station of Indore, the largest city and commercial hub of Central Indian state Madhya Pradesh and Patna Junction, railway station of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. As of April 2017^[update] there are two regular trains linking Indore with Patna; they are numbered 19313 and 19321.^[1] At November 2016^[update] the train ran twice a week with one of these two services routed via Lalitpur and Sultanpur, both in Uttar Pradesh.^[2]

Train no.19313 departs from Indore every at Wednesday at 14:00 hrs. from platform no.5 reaching Patna Junction the next day at 16:00 hrs. Train no.19314 departs from Patna, every Thursday at 17:20 hrs., reaching Indore the next day at 12:30 hrs.

The train goes via Bhopal and Sultanpur. The important halts of the train are:

• INDORE JUNCTION
• Dewas
• Ujjain Junction
• Shujalpur
• Sant Hirdaram Nagar
• Bina Junction
• Jhansi Junction
• Orai
• Kanpur Central
• Lucknow
• Varanasi Junction
• Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction
• PATNA JUNCTION

The train consists of 22 coaches :

• 2 AC II Tier
• 2 AC III Tier
• 12 Sleeper Coaches
• 4 Unreserved
• 1 Ladies/Handicapped
• 1 Luggage/Brake van

The train runs with an average speed of 63 km/h. The train runs on Weekly basis.

The Indore – Rajendra Nagar (Via. Faizabad) Express is a Weekly Express train of the Indian Railways, which runs between Indore Junction, Madhya Pradesh and Rajendra Nagar, Patna, Bihar.

The train runs with an average speed of 63 km/h. The train runs on a weekly basis.

Train no.19321 departs from Indore every Saturday at 14:00 hrs. from platform no.5 reaching Rajendra Nagar Bihar the next day at 16:45 hrs. Train no.19322 departs from Rajendra Nagar every Sunday at 20:20 hrs., reaching Indore the next day at 13:30 hrs.

The train goes via Ujjain & Lucknow. The important halts of the train are :

• INDORE JUNCTION
• Dewas
• Ujjain Junction
• Shujalpur
• Sant Hirdaram Nagar
• Bhopal Junction
• Bina Junction
• Jhansi Junction
• Orai
• Kanpur Central
• Lucknow
• Akbarpur
• Faizabad Junction
• Ayodhya
• Jaunpur Junction
• Varanasi Junction
• Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction
• Patna Junction
• RAJENDRA NAGAR TERMINAL

The train is hauled by Ratlam RTM WDM-3 Diesel engine. The train consists of 23 Coaches :

• 1 AC I Tier
• 2 AC II Tier
• 2 AC III Tier
• 12 Sleeper Coaches
• 4 Un Reserved
• 1 Ladies/Handicapped
• 1 Luggage/Brake Van

The train was maintained by the Indore Coaching Depot. The same rake is used for Indore - Patna Express, Indore - Pune Express, Indore - Nagpur Express and Shipra Express for one way which is altered by the second rake on the other way. Much of this equipment was destroyed in the Pukhrayan train derailment.

On 20 November 2016, fourteen coaches of the train no. 19321 derailed near Kanpur, killing 150 passengers with about 300 being injured.^[3][4]

• Indore Express
• Indore Junction
• Bhopal Junction